Filmed and Edited by Ben Hemmings
Collaborators: Stephanie Bacon, Andy Bale, Jon Cox

'Survival, resilience, and renewal are the common threads woven through the narrative of the human journey. ARRIVALS: What’s Left Behind, What Lies Ahead shares the compelling stories of refugee, immigrant, and Native American diasporas that are foundational to our culture and help us to create a shared future. The film relies on first-hand accounts from displaced people filmed in Boise, Idaho.

In the News

• A Day in the Sun Film Festival (April 2024)

• ​Orion ​International Film Festival, Southern Queensland, Australia, and Berlin, Germany (2024)

• We Are Home Film Festival, Bend, Oregon (April 2024)

• Indie Film Fest 2024, Phoenix, Arizona (February 2024) 

• Justice Film Festival, New York City, New York (February 2024)

• Crown Point International Film Festival, (December 2023)